Kite Pharma, Vita, Cartesian Among Several Maryland Life Science Companies Named as 2023 ICON Awards Finalists
The Maryland Tech Council (MTC) just announced the ICON awards finalists for its annual Industry Awards Celebration. This award honors individuals and companies in the life sciences, technology, and government contracting industries that have made a significant impact in their respective fields. This year there were ninety-three nominations in eleven categories, with the Investor of the Year and C-Suite of the Year being new additions.
The winners will be announced live on April 27th at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.
Here are this year’s finalists, with life science nominees highlighted in bold:
Chief Executive Officer of the Year – Government Contracting:
- Neal Frick – CyberCore Technologies
- Anil Sharma – 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
- Charanjit “Sunny” Singh – Aeyon LLC
- Rodney C. Williams Sr. – JASINT Consulting and Technologies
Chief Executive Officer of the Year – Life Sciences:
- Frank Amato – SYNAPS Dx
- Douglas Falk – Vita Therapeutics
- Murat Kalayoglu, MD, PhD – Cartesian Therapeutics
Chief Executive Officer of the Year – Technology:
- Juliana Buonanno – TechSlice
- Nick Culbertson – Protenus
- Mia Millette – Skyline Technology Solutions
Emerging Life Sciences Company of the Year:
- KaloCyte, Inc.
- RoosterBio
- Theradaptive
- Vita Therapeutics
Emerging Technology Company of the Year:
- Channel Program
- Clym Environmental Services, LLC
- Sonosa Medical
Government Contracting Company of the Year (Up to $50M):
- iNovex
- Red Alpha
- SIXGEN, Inc.
Government Contracting Company of the Year (Over $50M)
- Aeyon, LLC
- MetaPhase Consulting
- 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
Life Sciences Company of the Year:
- Astek Diagnostics
- Kite, a Gilead Company
- MaxCyte
- Texcell-North America
Technology Company of the Year:
- Alertus Technologies
- Curbio
- Quantum Loophole
- Skyline Technology Solutions
Investor of the Year:
- JMI Equity
- Old Line Capital Partners
- TEDCO
C-Suite of the Year:
- Daniel L. Alkon, MD – CSO – SYNAPS DX
- Amanda Arnold – CMO – SIXGEN
- Curran Simpson – COO – REGENXBIO
- Maurice A. Tyler – CTO – Bowie State
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